European equities traded in the US as American depositary receipts were tracking marginally lower late Thursday morning to 1,863.63 on the S&P Europe Select ADR Index.

From continental Europe, the gainers were led by telecommunications company Nokia (NOK) and oil and gas company Eni (E), which rose 3.7% each. They were followed by medical device maker EDAP TMS (EDAP) and petroleum reformer Equinor (EQNR), which were up 1.3% and 0.7% respectively.

The decliners from continental Europe were led by semiconductor company Sequans Communications (SQNS) and pharmaceutical company Novo Nordisk (NVO), which decreased 2.6% each. They were followed by software firm SAP (SAP) and biopharmaceutical company DBV Technologies (DBVT), which were down 2.1% and 1% respectively.

The gainers from the UK were led by biopharmaceutical company Akari Therapeutics (AKTX) and utilities company National Grid (NGG), which advanced 5.4% and 1.4% respectively. They were followed by tobacco company British American Tobacco (BTI) and biotech company Autolus Therapeutics (AUTL), which increased 1.3% and 0.9% respectively.

The decliners from the UK and Ireland were led by software company Endava (DAVA) and telecommunications operator Vodafone Group (VOD), which lost 15.5% and 2.1% respectively. They were followed by biopharmaceutical company NuCana (NCNA) and lender Lloyds Banking Group (LYG), which were off 2% and 1.2% respectively.